Regulation

United States

Former AWEA Group to Merge with Energy Storage Association

The boards of directors of the American Clean Power Association and the U.S. Energy Storage Association have voted to pursue a merger of the two trade associati…

United States

US re-Joins World Energy Council Ahead of 2022 Summit

The World Energy Council has announced that the US has rejoined the organisation, which promotes international communication in the energy industry.

Nuclear Policy

Iran Claims Nuclear Deal Draft Is Incompatible With New Iranian Law

The draft agreement between Iran and world powers over the possible restoration of the so-called nuclear deal is incompatible with a recently passed Iranian law…

United States

Energy Infrastructure Act would be Good for West Virginia, Nation

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has been an outspoken advocate for domestic energy generation and a national energy policy that provides for cost-effective gene…

Nuclear Policy

US and Ghana Sign Memorandum with a Focus on Nuclear

The United States of America and the Republic of Ghana have signed a Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation.

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Serbian Government Sets up Council for Energy Sector Decarbonization

The Government of Serbia has established a council tasked with giving proposals and opinions regarding the operation of coal-fired power plants and replacement …

Energy Transition

Colombia Enacts Energy Transition Law

Colombia has a enacted an energy transition law to promote investment in hydrogen, renewable energy and sustainable transport.

Nuclear Policy

Iran Nuclear Deal 90% Done: Russian Diplomat

About 90 percent of the work on the Iran nuclear deal has been done, but the 10 percent that remains might prove a tough nut to crack.

United States

U.S. Set to Add More Chinese Companies to Blacklist Over Xinjiang

The additions to Commerce Department's Entity List are part of the Biden administration's efforts to hold China accountable for human rights violations, the sou…

Coal Trade

Robust China Coal Demand Amid Australia Import Ban Fuels Price Rally

Both thermal coal, used in power plants, and coking coal, used to make steel, have rallied strongly in recent months. And in both cases the driver has largely b…

Nigeria

The Petroleum Industry Bill and the Quest for a New Nigeria

LAST week, Thursday July 1, the Senate finally passed the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.

Future of Energy Wider than Technology Hype and Must Meet the Needs of the Many, not the Few

As the world continues to progress multiple energy transitions, the numerous top-down roadmaps on climate-related action require humanising, with more detail ab…

Nuclear Power Plant

China Joins ROK to Demand Revocation of Fukushima Water Release Plan

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday voiced support for a resolution adopted by the parliament of the Republic of Korea condemning Japan's plan to dump contami…

Hydrogen Project

U.S. Natgas Companies put Hydrogen to the Test

But governments need legislation and regulation to encourage energy companies to spend billions in order to reduce production costs for green hydrogen, analysts…

Energy Transition

IRENA Releases World Energy Transitions Outlook

Accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the world’s economy by 2.4% over the expected growth of current plans within the next deca…